Frank Burnham was born at St. Albans, Vermont, on December 18, 1851. He married Emma Rorabaugh December 6, 1873. Emma was born in Pennsylvania January 1, 1852. The couple lived in Vermont for several years. They came to Foster County in 1883 and homesteaded in Melville Township on Section 30. They lived on the homestead until 1898, when they moved into Carrington.
The couple had three children: Chilo, George and Pluma.
Mrs. Burnham died in December 1929. Mr. Burnham died in May 1930. They are buried in the Carrington Cemetery.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 83B